We are back from the summer break.
Before the school year starts, many things are being prepared in the background. We would like to take you with us into this preparation time.

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The letterbox was eagerly emptied every day during the last few weeks of the holidays. Is there any mail for me from my teacher?
Finally – a thick envelope with the name of the kindergarten child was in the pile! It was opened with great joy. It contained a nice letter, stickers and a craft.
Now the excitement is even greater! How many more days? How many more times do I have to sleep until kindergarten starts?

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In the last week before school started, the teachers met for a joint start. A lot of information was communicated, projects were planned, supervision of breaks was arranged, exchanges and agreements were made. A joint photo was not to be missed so that the current faces could be seen on the website. Unfortunately, a few people were missing. We hope that we will soon be able to take a photo of the whole team.
Our board also addressed a few words to us and acknowledged the jubilarians! There are teachers who have actually been with us for over 20 years!
In the evening there was a really nice dinner!

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The rooms are now arranged and the loving welcome gifts are laid out on the desks. Will the chocolate melt in these temperatures?
The teachers have sorted all the necessary school materials such as books and exercise books and have written them down for the students. They should feel comfortable and welcome.

Now it can start! We are very much looking forward to the new school year!

Time to say…
see you soon in secondary school!
Fortunately, it is not “time to say goodbye”, because these pupils change rooms in the school building and can be found again as secondary school pupils in the corridors and at break times.
We sang together, watched a photo review and heard an exciting story about the gratitude jar.
Children’s photos gave us clues as to which pupil was now being said goodbye to.
Mrs Roth was also bidden farewell, as well as those pupils who were leaving the school because they had moved.

Finally, the 9th grade went on a trip to the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

The trip took us first to Lausanne, where we visited the aquarium and attended the Fête de la Musique. We also went bowling and enjoyed the beautiful sandy beach. We spent the night at the campsite.

Afterwards we went on to Geneva, where we visited the impressive cathedral, took a boat trip and shopped extensively.

In Payerne, we explored the town, did a fountain puzzle and had a lot of fun driving go-karts and in the rope park.

Culinary wise we were spoiled with BBQ, fajitas, curry rice and baguette for breakfast. On the last day we enjoyed croissants and pain au chocolat.

The graduation trip was an unforgettable experience and a great way to end our school years.

This year the students were divided into three groups and three separate events took place.

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The high school students first competed in a volleyball tournament indoors. After the 10am recess, they completed sprint, 5x 500m relay and 1200m run on the Gitterliareal. As a reward and to relax, we went to the Gitterli pool afterwards.

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Together with Mrs Mazacek and a few helpers, the 5th/6th class took part in an orienteering run in the direction of Lausen. The electronic orienteering posts were special. At the finish line, the results could be compared: Who took how long from one post to the next? Then there was a chance to cool off in the Gitterli pool.

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The kindergarten children and the 1st – 4th grade hiked together to the forest on the Sichtern. A helpful father prepared the fire and was waiting for us. In mixed age groups, the children could solve tasks at 6 posts: Hit the target, hide and seek, make a fire, run a course, find trees and do a forest object memory.
As a finale, there was a robber-cop terrain game and then everyone enjoyed lunch from the fire.
It was impressive to see how well the children worked together and supported each other and how everyone played a part in the victory.

Every kindergarten child has his or her own letterbox by his or her chair. Friends, parents, godmothers and godfathers, aunts and uncles send daily letters, cards or parcels to the kindergarten. The children are very happy when they receive a parcel. The post is opened in the chair-circle and read aloud. Of course, the letters are also answered – the kindergarten children each write a reply letter.